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STLMedia.net is saying that Fox 2’s general manager has not only being pushing the construction union’s limits by trying to get the workers at the KPLR studios to work through their breaks, but also has spent $60,000 on a private bathroom for his office all while more layoff rumors swirl around the new “siamese stations.” Apparently the troops at 2 and 11 know about the expensive crapper and are less than pleased. [Read More]

USA Today reported yesterday that Amtrak is reporting that their trains going between St. Louis and Kansas City are 96% on time. Seriously. This is a fucking joke right? Who could possible give a shit about this?! Maybe the article will tell me… KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Amtrak trains traveling between Kansas City and St. Louis turned in a stellar on-time rate for January. The Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday that the trains were on schedule 96% of the time. [Read More]

I’m sure most of you remember this one: “Here’s 2 St. Louis”  the promo when KTVI tried to make us feel warm and fuzzy about a place that has “the class of a city and the heart of a town” so we would forget about the mess that was the “channel 12 is now channel 2 and channel 2 is now channel 12” mess a few years back. 

Before you click over the jump to view the video, check out my favorite still frame from it:

Dick Ford and Dave Murry sitting out on a riverboat or something enjoying the day, pointing out the sites.  Are we to believe that this is what they do on their days off?  They hang out like an old gay couple?  God I hope thats true.

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